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Free PDF searchability test
Don't ask whether the PDF is searchable. Find the exact pages that aren't.
Test every page for reliable extractable text, see your true search coverage, and identify which pages are likely scans that need OCR.
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1 · Test the text layer
Find the exact pages Ctrl+F can't reliably reach
Drop a PDF to test its searchable text
PDFBright checks every page for a reliable extractable text layer and separates searchable pages, likely OCR candidates, blank pages, and uncertain cases.
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